A little bit of this, a little bit of that

We are having a crazy summer here in Utah... it's pretty much been rain, rain, and more rain for the last 3 weeks at least. So, instead of lots of pictures of Davis playing outside, swimming, or enjoying the summer sun.... I have pictures of Davis sleeping on the floor, playing with Kobe, and of course food. (what else do you do to keep yourself occupied when the weather stinks?) The rain seems to be taking a break for a little while, so today we went to the animal farm to enjoy the sun. Davis' favorite things were riding the horses (very slow pony ride, if we're getting technical here), on which he will no longer let me hold his hand... he tells me "no, mommy, no hand." And the other favorite was feeding the goats the corn, one kernel at a time, while he laughed each time they licked his little fingers. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of this because I have stopped trying to take the camera with me when I don't have another adult around to take pictures or carry something for me.

I say this a lot, but I am completely serious when I say I think Kobe is actually Davis' best friend. (and he's making weird faces because he's eating ice in these pictures).



I told my mom I'd post these pictures. I was so proud of myself for learning how to make sushi (teriyaki chicken for me since I won't touch seafood, and crab for Bryson).
the rolls in the making



my sushi sensai- my friend Tammy came over to teach me the art of sushi making


the final product, complete with ginger, wasabi, and soy for dipping. Yum!



Look at this cute little face. He had already taken a nap earlier in the day, but I guess he was still tired. We were sitting in the living room playing with toys, and he just curled up on the floor and fell asleep for another hour or two. It was kind of sad but very cute. The cutest part was that Kobe was snuggled up against him, but when I got up to get the camera, I woke Kobe up, and he moved before I could get a shot.

I ♥ SF!

It's true, I love San Francisco. I've only been there twice now, but I think it is one of the funnest cities that I've been to. It is beautiful, and there is so much to do... including a ridiculous amount of amazing food. This time, I think the highlight was going to see Alcatraz... what a crazy place! We had so much fun, and I can't wait to go back! I think I'm going to make it a tradition to tag along on one of Bryson's business trips at least once a year.

We met up with Summer the first day we were there, and she took Davis on a carosel ride at pier 39



Took a tour of the Winchester Mystery House. Very strange and very cool.


I took Davis to the Exploratorium one day while Bryson was at meetings. He loved it! I forgot my camera, so I just have these pictures from my cell phone. What a fun place!



Yummy!


Even Davis knows how to appreciated a good thing. There's nothing wrong with a 2 year old loving chocolate, right?


Disgusting picture, delicious pizza. This is what was left of Zachary's stuffed pizza the next day... the most interesting and yummy pizza ever.


At the park with Rach and the kids. I wish we would have taken a picture at dinner that night. We went to this great Thai restaurant, and when we got there, the hostess warned us not to let our kids fall in the hole under the table. Good times. We also had the most amazing gelato (or at least some of us did... Bryson only got a bite size portion, thanks to his clueless wife).


At the Aquarium at the Bay.
Dori and Nemo

lovin the jellyfish



Alcatraz
view of the island from pier 39

We told Davis we were going to lock him behind this door if he was naughty. jk.

Bryson taking the tour


Davis didn't like being in the cell, even just for a minute

some outside views... not a bad place to be stuck





Pier 39

Girls Trip Part Two- Wisconsin

After D.C., Davis and I headed to Madison, WI to see my Grandma Susie, Aunt Cindy, and my cousins Hannah and Jenn. Crystal and the kids came too, and we met my mom there. Davis finally got to meet his great grandma Susie! He kept calling her "Susu," it was pretty cute. I am sad to say that Davis spent most of our short trip being sick and grumpy. He had a horrible fever, a really bad sore throat, terrible sores all over his mouth, and a few bouts of throw up. Needless to say, he was not quite his cheerful self for most of the trip. We still had fun though, and ate way more than our share of grandma's delicious food. Being with all the Zimball girls made me realize how much I enjoy them and miss them in my life! We need to get together much more often. Not to mention, Davis absolutely adores his cousins... he had a miniature fit when we had to leave them at the airport. I told him to say byebye to Max and Elle. He started screaming, "No byebye, no Max, no Elle, No bye bye!!!!" Very sad. He calmed down quickly though, and is now fully recovered from all of our travels.
I will update soon with pictures from last week when we went with Bry to San Francisco.

Girls Trip Part One

Davis and I have been making the rounds to visit family for the last week or so, and the first part of our trip, we were in D.C. with Crystal and fam. Since we were just there in October, we didn't need to do all of the typical tourist things, which was kind of nice. We pretty much relaxed, played with the kids, went to the park a few times and took one trip to the zoo. Davis had so much fun with his cousins! I always love spending time with Crystal- just wish she lived closer so we could do it more often!

These are from the day we left for D.C. just before we got dressed and headed out to the airport... one of Davis' favorite games lately is hide and seek... sometimes his hiding places are not so hidden




For Mother's Day, Crystal had some friends over and the guys made a very tasty dinner. The kids all helped shuck the corn, and they did a really good job!



Buddies


In the Amazon Rainforest room at the Zoo


My walking buddies


hanging out with the elephant


One night before bed, the girls all did our nails... Elle does a really good manicure, even Daddy (Ryan) got his nails painted in a beautiful sparkly purple





Elle giving me a make-over with her princess lipstick (Max took the picture- pretty good for a 6 year old)


Max is so cool


Hugs!